Colorado Revised Statutes Title 7. Corporations and Associations § 7-50-108. New corporation formed--when

Any congregation, church, or society incorporated prior to March 14, 1877, under the provisions of any law for the incorporation of religious, educational, or benevolent societies may become incorporated under the provisions of articles 30 to 52 and 121 to 137 or articles 101 to 117 of this title, relative to religious, educational, and benevolent societies in the same manner as if it had not previously been incorporated, in which case the new corporation shall be entitled to and invested with all the real and personal estate of the old corporation, in like manner and to the same extent as the old corporation, subject to all the debts, contracts, and liabilities. The word “trustees”, as used in articles 30 to 52 and 121 to 137 or articles 101 to 117 of this title relative to religious bodies, shall be construed to include wardens, vestrymen, or such other officers as perform the duties of trustees.